Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-05-28
BITS OF INFORMATION.
Concerning Almonds-Metal-Edge Bones,
Etc, Etc.


Concerning misunderstanding Bones,
Etc, Etc.
THE almond is q nut which has been
known from the very commencement OF
history. It is mentioned in Genesis,
and illusions to it are frequent through
out the Old Testament. Aaron's rod,
which swallowed up the rods OF the
Egyptians and magicians, is stated by
commentators to have been an almond
switch. The tree was grown all over
Palestine. Fine groves of it are still
in existence. Yet the almond is dan
gerous fruit. Both the kernel and the
leaves of the bitter almond contain by.
drooyanic acid, which is rank poison.
A small dose will kill dog; large
dose of the distilled water of the bitter
almond produces instantaneous death Id
the human species. Even the sweet
almond, which is SO agreeable to the
palate, is extremely difficult of diges-
ton. The importation of almonds into
the United States amounts to about
100000 pounds yearly. California
imports none. She raises, one year
with another, about 1900, 600 pounds,
the great bulk of which goes East for
consumption. The European almond
is mainly grown at Malaga and -Valen-
cia in Spain. It is from there that Bos-
ton and New York get their supply. If
we devoted little more attention to
the cultivation of this valuable fruit,
we might take this market from Spain.
There is no reason to fear that the
market will ever be overstocked. It is
curious that the Hebrew word for
almond should be shaked, which also
means hasten. Commentators explain
that, when the almond blossoms, the
fruit hastens to appear and mature.
Those who are satisfied with this ex-
PLANTATION are welcome to it. It is borne
out by passage of Jeremiah, where
the Lord appears to the prophet and
asks: what seest thou?" Jeremiah
answers: "The rod of an almond
tree" It is not to be supposed that
the inspired writer would have conde-
scended to make pun.-San Fran
cisco Call
The following is simple French
test for telling whether eggs are fresh
or not: Dissolve two ounces of kitchen
salt in pint of water. When fresh
laid egg is placed in this solution it will
descend to the bottom of the vessel,
while one which has been laid the day
previously will not quite reach the bot
tom. If the egg be three days old, it
will float in the liquid; and if more
than three days old, it will float on the
surface, projecting above the latter
more and more as it happens to be
lighter with increased age.-Casselps.
NOTHING, perhaps, could give better
idea of the distance India was from
England between seventy and eighty
years ago than the fact that George
Ills. jubilee was celebrated out there
the year after it's celebration at home. It
was kept in the summer of 1910. Cal
cutta was illuminated for the battle of
Waterloo on Monday, December Is,
1915, the news having arrive few days
before. Nowadays sporting men do
not leave the club at Allahabad for bed
before they have heard what horse won
the Derby that sfternoon.-Lo1ado1a
World.
ORDINARY cardboard boxes are apt
to give at the edges. and boxes are now
being made with metal edges, an i'm
provement which makes them stronger,
although still light, and suitable for the
parcel post. We may also state that
metal is being substituted for card
board in bookbinding. The metal is
in thin sheets, and it is covered with
the leather usually employed in such
work. The result is thinner binding
than cardboard, and known as British
Pellisfort. THE Gatherer.
The Tagrieff petroleum fountain
which burst out on October last, at
Baku, in Russia, is believed to be the
largest known. Itspouted to height of
224 feet and delivered nearly 500 tons of
oil an hour, or about II, 900 tons day.
The roar of the gas from the orifice is
said to be terrific. Maya
zine.
A CURIOUS incident, which resulted